Effectiveness of self-administered tongue pressing effortful swallow exercise on orofacial muscle strength and swallow function in healthy older Indian adults: A preliminary study.

Building a functional reserve of lip and tongue through muscle-strengthening exercises is essential in older adults to prevent the changes in swallow function that occur with age. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of self-administered TPES (Tongue Pressing Effortful Swallow) exercise on lip strength and endurance (LS, LE), anterior and posterior tongue strength and endurance (ATS, ATE, PTS & PTE), which was quantified using IOPI (Iowa Oral Performance Instrument), and on swallow safety and efficiency, assessed using the Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) in healthy older adults. A total of twenty participants within the age range of 60-73 years (66.

Implementation of Eclectic Voice Therapy Program via Telepractice in Hyperfunctional Voice Disorders: A Preliminary Efficacy Study.

Purpose: Hyperfunctional voice disorder (HFVD) has a multifaceted origin. Individuals with HFVD work in professions that demand high vocal usage and are bound to work for longer hours with very inflexible work schedules. In consequence, it can be speculated that an eclectic voice therapy program that uses combinatory approaches delivered via telepractice could bring about better efficiency of voice in these individuals.

Multifocal Presentation of a Laryngeal Disorder.

Multifocal presentation of a laryngeal disorder is very rare. We report a case of a 48-year-old man, who presented to our hospital with hoarse voice for two years. Stroboscopic evaluation followed by surgery was done and the specimens were sent for histopathological examination from three different anatomical sites of larynx which were diagnosed as one-benign lesion, second-benign lesion but ability of malignant transformation and the third-a malignancy.